Chapter 62: Road Trip Tips (VI)
As soon as the words came out, Tang Xinjue turned his head and looked at him.
The young man's expression did not change at all, as if the logical flaw being pointed out was just an insignificant topic. He put his hands together, walked around the convertible, and calmly changed the subject:
"I took a look at the car for you. There's nothing wrong with it except that it's too old. It's just that the radio is broken. Do you need help fixing it?"
Tang Xinjue stared at the thin young man.
Apart from the gas station employee's uniform, he did look about the same age as himself, and if you looked closely, he looked like a student. He was not as obviously irritable as ordinary ghosts, and his aura was so restrained that it was difficult to detect. Only when you got close could you sense a hint of coldness.
This was a hint of abnormality that she could only capture with the help of her spiritual skills.
A ghost who can hide his strength and aura.
If the other party had not blew up his own home, Tang Xinjue would have found it difficult to distinguish him from the other NPCs in this dungeon, because apart from trying once with the gas gun, the other party had not made any dangerous moves.
However... Tang Xinjue's eyes moved slightly, and a needle appeared silently in his palm.
Although she has not experienced the difficulty of a first-tier university, she does not think that under normal circumstances, the ghosts of a first-tier university will appear in the C-level examination room of a third-tier candidate.
When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.
The young man didn’t care when he didn’t get a response: “Of course, the repairs aren’t free, and Grandma Mayas can’t reimburse you.”
He leaned listlessly against the rearview mirror on the other side, looking like he would be thrown away as soon as the car drove away.
Tang Xinjue had a hunch that if the young man didn't get up, the car might not be able to drive away.
She thought for a moment and asked, "What reward do you want?"
As if he didn't expect Tang Xinjue to be so easy to talk to, the young man raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "The reward is very simple. I don't want the most valuable thing on you, nor the cheapest thing. You can choose anything in between these two and give it to me."
"Of course, the value of the reward you offer will determine the extent to which the radio is repaired."
Following the young man's words, Tang Xinjue glanced at the dusty car radio and asked, "Is this considered cheating in the exam?"
"Of course not. NPCs can provide candidates with some harmless help within a limited scope, although generally speaking, no NPC will do so."
Tang Xin Jue shook his head: "No, I'm not asking myself... I'm asking you."
"Is it considered cheating to break into the exam room in the middle of the exam , replace the original gas station NPC, interfere with the dungeon process and interact with the examinees?"
Ill-fitting gas station uniforms, unfamiliar gas station techniques, a don’t-care attitude that destroys the work place, and regular employees with “problems.”
Tang Xinjue even felt that she had just driven to the gas station and the young man came to work "part-time" at the same time. The other party had no time to complete the settings, and his absolute self-confidence made him not care about being exposed, which led to numerous loopholes.
youth:"……"
After a moment of silence, he said leisurely, "I heard that a student from a third-tier university used the supervision system for the first time and successfully reported an NPC that violated the rules."
Tang Xinjue did not comment.
Since the young man already knew that she was from a third-tier university and came here specifically, he would not be surprised if he knew everything about her.
However, this also clearly points out one message: ghosts can communicate with each other.
They are not confined to a single instance, and can even move freely and break into other exams at certain times.
Then the young man continued, "Not only did the freshman fail the exam and the entire course, he also implicated the subject teacher. He also killed dozens of NPCs and even dark creatures. He has been causing trouble in the third-tier university and has attracted the attention of many parties..."
Tang Xinjue: "..."
???
Even among ghosts, three can make a tiger?
She was silent for two seconds, then smiled and said, "You may have recognized the wrong person. I don't quite understand. What does it mean to report?"
The young man lowered his eyes and looked at her: "I also heard that this new student's surname is Tang."
Tang Xinjue turned the toilet in his hand and said without hesitation: "My last name is Ma."
"... Anyway," speaking seemed to make the young man very tired, his already pale face was even more gray, and he looked even weaker than Tang Xinjue. He exhaled, "Now we both have each other's handles, why don't we both take a step back? I'll help you fix the radio, and you give me something as a token of your appreciation."
Tang Xin Jue didn't want to get entangled with him anymore: "Okay, then in exchange, you can get my friendship."
“…”
The young man seemed to have difficulty catching his breath. After a few seconds, he slowly said through gritted teeth: "Friendship? Is this your reward to me?"
Tang Xin Jue looked solemn and said confidently: "To be honest, I am a person who makes friends easily. Every NPC in the exam always praises me highly. Did you see the faceless little boy just now? This is the power of friendship."
"oh."
The other party stopped panting, frowned, and even the cold aura of a ghost was no longer hidden. A sarcastic arc appeared on his face: "It seems that you are very confident in this exam and don't need any extra help. I wonder what your roommate will think when he sees this scene."
"You certainly can't guess what my roommate is thinking, because you have never had the friendship of an upright student. Anyway, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to come to the exam room, and then come empty-handed and leave empty-handed."
Tang Xinjue was neither humble nor arrogant.
Time was counting in her heart, flowing down second by second.
She couldn't give anything to a ghost whose origin and ability were unknown. Of course, if there was no hope, she wanted to see what effect the radio would have after it was repaired.
She was betting that since the other party had found her, even if he was just bored and testing her, he would not be willing to be alone.
Ghosts can be smart and calm, but they are always greedy.
A brief tension spread in the air, and then disappeared with the young man's low cough.
"Li Xiaoyu is right. The new students are really difficult to deal with."
Tang Xinjue's eyebrows jumped. Li Xiaoyu?
——Does the young man know Li Xiaoyu?
"Friendship? Well, now that you put it that way..."
Before he could think about it, a piece of paper suddenly appeared in front of Tang Xinjue. Looking closely, the template on the paper looked like both a debt note and a simple contract. A quick glance at the specific content showed that it was roughly equivalent to: () voluntarily gives to () friendship, and cannot be regretted or revoked. This agreement will take effect on September XX.
"You look a little surprised."
Seeing Tang Xin Jue stunned for a moment, the young man finally smiled triumphantly, "It's amazing, isn't it? In the so-called NPC world, even illusory friendship can be expressed in the form of a contract. If you really want to pay, then sign the contract."
Tang Xin Jue performed an identification spell:
[This is a universal contract. Once signed, it cannot be changed. As for the content of the contract, you only need to manually replace the keywords.]
Tang Xinjue understood, smiled, and wrote his name.
At first glance, the name signed by the young man also caught my eye: Wu Shi.
Tang Xinjue wrote down the name.
The deal was done, and the young man stopped talking. He tapped the radio twice and withdrew his hand: "Now that part of it has been repaired, the value of your friendship will naturally be restored to that amount of use."
After turning the button twice, there was indeed a sizzling sound. Tang Xinjue nodded and asked, "When the radio is repaired, if my friendship changes, will its repairability also change?"
Wu Shi raised his eyebrows lazily: "Of course not..."
After fully realizing the meaning of this sentence, he opened his mouth and said, "Friendship changed? You want to break the contract?"
Tang Xinjue smiled and said, "Of course I won't break my promise. You've already earned my friendship. But soon, I realized that you and Li Xiaoyu were friends. Coincidentally, I once had some conflicts with a classmate named Li Xiaoyu during an exam."
"According to the principle of "hating a house means hating the house", our friendship in this minute will be discounted by nine-tenths compared to the last minute. But there is no need to worry. After all, the contract does not stipulate the type of friendship. Is it a gentleman's friendship as light as water, or a villain's friendship as sweet as honey?"
Tang Xin Jue stepped on the accelerator and gestured goodbye to the friend he had just met:
"It's amazing, isn't it? In the human world, friendship is so fickle."
The accelerator was stepped on and the convertible sped away, leaving the ghost, who had lost his smile, far out of sight.
